"I only just met him briefly and he kind of told me what was going on," ground crew member Tim Hansell said. "He seemed pretty nervous so I sorted out a bottle of champagne. We got a few glasses and a few of the people with us got involved and took photos."

Mr Hansell said it was the first skydiving proposal the company had ever had 'and you couldn't have picked a nicer day'.

Ms Pugh said she was still surprised to be engaged.

"Shocking. I honestly did not expect it at all. I thought he was helping me up and then he asked me to marry him in Welsh. Then I cried," she said.

The couple will spend the week in Cairns before heading to New Zealand next Thursday.